7
6R0HD RIPPLE RIPPED UP BY GAS.
SEVEN KILLED.
Two Eiploilotn Cause Death nd Havoe In an
Indian Town.
Two frightful explosions of natural
gns occurred In llroad Ripple, a auburb
nix miles north of Indianapolis last
Saturday morning. Seven arc known to
have boon killed, and thp seriously In
lured will mimlior about 30. Thp busi
ness part of the town took fire, and the
largest buildings were destroyed. The
city of Indianapolis was called on for
help, und sent engines and doctors. The
first explosion occured In J. I.. Watt'
drug mure from an unknown canoe.
Five men were Injured there, and the
building wan net on tire. Across the
street wan the odd Fellow's Hall, un
derneath which wan Plus Oresh's groc
ery store. Hieing thnt the lire was
spreading. Greh and 20 men were re
moving his Mock of groceries when it
crushing explosion occured In this
building. The walls were blown out,
and the upper floor fell on the men.
(Irr.h and Jacob Darling, a painter,
were taken out dead. The others In the
building were badly Injured, several of
them probably fntnlly. Nearly every
one of them suffered o broken log or
mm. The fire spread rapidly. Five
buildings were on fire at once, and were
doomed b 'fore help could be secured.
The entb-p community turned out, and
there was work for all to do In rescuing
the Injured, now threatened with
danger of death by fire.
Hurried cajls for help were sent to
Inclliipapolis. The hospital and dispen
sary doctors took the first Hippie cars,
and the fire department loaded an en
gine on Mnmra lint car and left for
the scene. The fire was under control
at noon, with Ave business houses de
stroyed. The money loan will likely not
amount to more than 110,000. All of the
buildings destroyed were wooden ones.
LAW FOR TOURISTS.
Two Yeare Absence with a Year's Permanent
Rciidence Deprives one of Citiiemhip.
The treasury department has bepn
a iked to dellne the words "residents of
the I 'lilted States," as used In the Dlng
ley law, and In the regulations Issued
recently decided that a person ceases to
be a resident of the United States after
lie has been In a foreign country for
two years and has had a fixed or per
manent home In any place for one year.
In other words, an American, In tho
meaning of the tnrlff law, becomes a
non-resident after he has been abroad
two years and has lived in one place for
one year. The person must have a resi
dence In a certnln place for one year,
or he does not come under this regula
tion. Tourists who travel for two years and
do not reside at any one place for one
year are still residents under the law.
Those who have lived abroad for two
years can under tho law bring In free
"wearing apparel, articles of personal
adornment, toilet articles and similar
personal effects, provided such articles
actually accompany and are In care of
such persons," and tho 1100 limit clause
does not affect them,
POOR MARKMANSHIP.
Red Croci Society Not Beeognized During the
Reoent Turko-Orecian War.
Dr. Senn, of Chicago, organizer of
the National Association of Military
Burgeons, has submitted a report on
military surgery In Oreece. He says
that In the recent war neither the Turk
rior the Greek recognised the Red
Cross, and that some of the attaches
of the medical and hospital branches
of each army were not regarded as
non-combatants.
"The war," the Doctor says, "was
characterized by an Immense waste of
ammunition, and the markmanshlp on
both sides was exceedingly poor. The
Greek aurpeons say that nearly all the
wounds which they saw presented the
nppcarancc of having been inlllct.'d
with a pn.Jeetlle of small caliber and
the firing wus done evidently at Great
distances.
The Doctor declares that the most In
tt resting feature of the Greek army
was Its woman soldiers. Three of them
boenme famous. Conspicuous among
them was Katrina, who Joined tho ar
my with her brother, did brave work,
was wounded and brought to one of the
field hospitals. Another woman did si
milar service with her brother, and a
third carried water to the wounded In
the firing line and received several
wounds, from one of which she died.
The government of Greece has re
plied to the request of the powers for
a statement of the revenue it will he
able to assign as a guarantee for an
Indemnity loan. The government of
fers to set apart revenues amounting
to 6,000,000 drachmas yearly. The Aust
rian government, It Is stated, has pro
posed the rejection of the British plan
for the settlement of the Oraeco-Turk-lsh
dlfllculty, and urges that the five
remaining powers proceed with the
conclusion of peace between the two
countries.
Oallowi Hill Kept Moist
Callows hill, between Westfleld and
Crawford, N. J., whose summit la sa
turated with bloody deeds enacted dur
ing revolutionary times, and on which
there stands a sturdy old oak from
which a British spy was hanged, was
Tuesday the scene of a daring highway
robbery by which the victim lost l-'AO.
Antonio Hagulse, an Italian, was walk
ing along there when, two men Jumped
out of the brush Into the road, knocked
him down and robbed him of his sav
ings, which he carried In a belt strap
ped to his waist. The thieves escaped.
Inak Pnncturei a Tiro.
While riding on her wheel Mlsa
Frances McSweeney ran over a snake
at Detroit a few days ago. Miss Mc
Sweeney was thrown from her wheel,
falling on the reptile, which proved to
be a rattlesnake. The frightened wo
man sprang up Just as the snake sank
Its fangs Into the rubber tire of the
wheel, and Its Jaws had to be pried
open after it was killed to clear It from
the wheel, It had ten rattles.
' Terrible Mino Iiploiioa.
A terrible explosion of coal dust oc
curred In the old Sunshine mine, owned
by the Colorado Fuel and Iron Compa
ny, twelve miles from Olenwood, CaJ.,
Friday. Twelve bodies have been re
. covered, and It can not be learned whe
ther there are any more In the mine or
not. Rescuing parties are atlll explor
ing the mine and great crowds sur
round the entrance. The bodies taken
out are In a most horrible, mutilated
condition.
BeartlaM Murderer.
Three tramps committed a cowardly
and cold-blooded murder near Bridge
water, Pa., on the Pittsburg Lake
Erie railroad, Sunday morning. Char
lea B. Gower, of Allegheny, a molder,
was the victim. He was shot through
the heart while pleading with the as
sassin not to rob him of It. which ha
ruMxJed for hit nick wife and threa lit
ia 4 J id re a.
TBBSB TILEOBAMS.
Ogden Ooelet, 45 years of age. ft
wealthy landowner of New York, Is
dead.
An American citizen, Cyrus Thorpe,
was killed by Turks In tho island of
Crete.
Hurglars dynamited the pnstofflce
safe at Depew, N. Y., and secured $500
In money.
Roth hands of R-yenr-old Thomas
Malley were cut off by a locomotive at
Allegheny, I'a.
floth Low was nominated for mayor
of greater New York by the citizens'
union Tuesday.
General Lep, consul to Havana, has
returned to this country on a i0 days'
leave of absence.
Tramps robbed the drugstore of John
Pratt at Gila llend, Aria., and stabbed
the proprietor to death,
Masked men robhed a train on the
Gulf Hond at Twin Mountain, Col., and
secured $15,000 ast gnturday.
It la alleged F.ngland wants to coin
silver, nnd will do It, offering as an ex
cuse the financial sltualmi In India.
Poisoned scrambled eggs, served by
a demented daughter at Metrlopolls,
III., may result In the death of the girl's
father.
A flywheel burst at Jones Laugh
lln's mill, Pittsburg, dnmnging the
plant to the extent of $15,000 and shut
ting down three mills.
The strike of clothing makers has
practically come to an end at Philadel
phia, the manufacturers granting most
of the demands.
To secure safety from ft rattle snake's
bite, Fred Keeoe, a Helena, Mont., flre
marshal, placed his finger over the
muzzle of a shot gun and blew It off.
$10,000 was robbed from the safe of
the collector of taxes for the District
of Columbia. Tuesday night. Hamklns,
a colored messenger, Is also missing.
A scorching cyclist dropped dead at
Racine, Wis., a few days ago, having
Just finished a sprint. He was 17
years of age and Is Edward Anderson.
Stephen Jackson, a negro, having
failed In an attempt to assault Wait
ress Agnes Dillon, at Sanln Rock,
Conn., leaped Into the ocean and drow
ned himself.
The Carnegie company has practic
ally secured control of all tho iron
mines of Rockfeller In Minnesota,
which will give the big company a
monopoly.
Forest IT. Parker. President of the
Produce Exchange Hank of New York,
and his wife were drowned a few days
ago In tho Chain Lake, near I'aul
Smith's, In the Adirnndacks.
Apache Kid, the terror of the south
west, Is dead. His boni;s lie bleaching
In the sun on a lonely range of the
Sierra Madro mountains, In old Mexico,
100 miles or so Bouth of the Internation
al line.
The suspension of the Parker, Bnmp
son Adams Company, wholesale boots
and shoes, Is announced at Huston. The
capital was 1100,000. A report a month
ago showed cash and accounts of $136,
225. and bills payable, $274,451.
Inability to pay debts led to the dis
charge of Henry N. Watson, an Alle
gheny, Pa., letter carrier. A rule of
the post office forbids the contracting
of a debt, without the means of liqui
dating. Watson Is a colored man.
A colored woman applied to the St.
Louis supervisor of the poor for relief
a few days ago. Bhe was only 18 years
old and had been four times the moth
er of twins, according to her statement,
which the supervisor, Dr. Woods, says
he verified.
Harry Coyle was killed, August Pole
kl had several ribs and his shoulder
blade broken, and Thomas Thompson,
John McGovcrn and Stephen Hatpin
were more or less Injured by the cav
ing In of a small coal bank last Satur
day at Pittsburg,
Wheat in Minnesota, 4,500,000 acres,
average yield, 12 bushels, total 64,000.000;
North Dakota, 4,000,000 acres, average
yield 11 bushels, total 44,000.000; Bouth
Dakota, 2,750.000 acres, average yield 8
bushels, total 22,000,000 bushels. Grand
total for the three States, 120,000,000
bushels.
John and Richard McGrlff, probably
the oldest twins In the United States,
celebrated their 93d birthday at Ridge
vlllo, Ind. They were born In Starke
county, Ohio. Roth married and have
cilldren, their wives being dead. Nei
ther has used tobacco and their facul
ties are In excellent condition.
The revival of the gold mining busl
n is In California Is assuming prupor
tl ns like the boom In the forties, when
the California gold discoveries caused
the North Carolina mines to be aban
doned. Now many of the richer veins
have been again located, and are being
worked with astonishing results In
some cases.
When playing with matches in an
old outbuilding used as a store house,
at Fort Wlngate, N. M., little Alice
Wlnstone and Harry Arnold, aged
three and four years, set flre to a can
of oil, causing an explosion, Alice was
burned to an unrecognizable mass.
Harry was badly burned about the
head and will probably die.
A criminal warrant charging Town
Treasurer Charles H. GUI of West Sup
erior. Wis., with the embezzlement of
135,000 of tho funds of the town of Sup
erior was sworn out a few days ago.
The case has been hanging flre ever
since the last election, when Gill was
succeeded in office by Jacob Erlckson.
Gill Is said to be In Georgia.
A woman who bad been confined to
her bod for three years with an In
curable disease, and unable to speak
for a long time, was visited by a party
of ladies a few days ago. They In
dulged In a season of prayer, and lay
ing on of hands, when Mrs. Hartman,
the invalid, announced that Bho had
been healed and arose from her bed
and walked, at Bellefontalne, O.
Reports of frost camo from a few
points In Southern Minnesota and
North Dakota. Late, tender crops 'and
garden truck were Killed or badly dam
aged, but none of the reports speak
of very serious injury to corn, except
one from Southern Minnesota, which
represents the damage as being heavy
to corn and late flax. Wheat la unaf
fected, being mostly harvested.
A terrible explosion occurred at Mor
ton, III., Sunday night. The electric
light plant owned by Byer Bros. & Co.,
valued at $14,000 was completely de
molished by the bursting of the boiler
from some unknown cause. Two girls,
aged 6 and 0 yeara, were killed out
right and two boys, aged 4 and 12, were
seriously hurt. They are the children
of Moses Hyers. Throe of Mr. Mos
cow's family and many others were
slightly hurt by the flying missiles.
The positive announcement is made
by the friends of both parties concern
ed that the marriage of Miss Ellen
Dortch to Gen. James G. Longetreet
would be celebrated In a few days at
Atmnta, Ga. He Is 80 yeara old and
very deaf. Miss Dortch ia 22 yeara old
and very pretty.
State Health Officer Saunders, of
Mobile, Ala., having reported the re
sult of the examination of the fever
which has been prevailing for soma
weeks at Ocean Springs, Miss., on ths
Bay of Hlloxi, Oulf of Mexico, fifty-six
miles from Mobile and eighty-four
miles from New Orleans, the disease
btnf pronounced yellow fever,
PRESIDENT VISITS I STATE HID
GREETED BY THOUSANDS,
McKlnley Addreeiee the Children at Colnm
bai.Vieita Orant't Cottage.
President McKlnley and party arrlv
pd at Columbus Friday as guests of the
Ohio state board of agriculture. They
were preceded by Hon. James Wilson,
secretary of agriculture, who rejoined
them here. With the president came
Mrs. McKlnley, Kenator and Mrs. llan
na, Secretary and Mrs. Alger, Col. and
Mrs. Myron Iloirlck, Webb C. Hayes
and other personal friends.
Tho committee of reception appoint
ed by the bsrnrd of agriculture escorted
the president between lines of police to
carriages. The crowd In the vicinity
of the station was Immense, the wea
ther being lino and the attendance at
the fair very large.
It Is variously estimated that be
tween 75.000 and 100.000 people were ga
thered on the state fair grounds to
greet President McKlnley, but only a
fraction or this number were able to
hear the brief speech which he deliv
ered. It was school children's day,
and thousands of little folks were scat
tered through the crowd. President
McKlnley directed his remarks in part
to them. After visiting the cottage In
which Grant wan born, which Is enclos
ed In a building and Is the property of
the farmers of Ohio, to remain perma
nently, the president held an Informal
levee In the office of Secretary Miller.
There was great cheering when the
president and his party appeared on
the hnlconv nf the exnosltlon building.
The balcony was beautifully decorated.
The vast crowd spread out over sever
al acres. After the applause which
greeted the president subsided, the
Fourteenth regiment band played
"America," and the vast assemblage
took up the familiar strain, making a
great chorus. Secretary Miller of the
state board of agriculture Introduced
the president, who said:
"My Fellow Citizens I feel that It Is
almost a hopeless task to undertake to
make myself heard by this great as
semblage of my fellow citizens. It is
peculiarly gratifying to me, after more
than eighteen months of absence from
the capital city of my state, to return
to these beautiful agricultural grounds
to meet my old friends and my fellow
citizens with whom, for so many years,
I have been associated In the past. If
I had been asked to select a greeting
most agreeable to myself, It would be
that greeting which the committee has
prepared of the children of the schools
of the state assembled on these ground
to-day."
President McKlnley spent Sunday at
Canton. During the day he accom
panied his mother to church and lis
tened to a sermon by Rev. Dr. C. R.
Manchester, his old comrade In arms,
To Aasleeinate the President.
Mayor Black received a letter con
taining a threat that the writer Inten
ded to assassinate President McKlnley
during his visit to Columbus. It bore
a postmark which Indicated that It had
been mailed In this city, but of course
was signed wlh a fictitious name.
Supreme Court Docket
The docket for the next term of the
United States Supreme Court, which
will begin October 11, Is being prepar
ed. It contains to dnte 44)1 cases, show
ing an addition of 63 cases since the
adjournment in May. There are 595
cases on the docket when tho court
convened in October, 1H96. This year
the number will be fully 100 less. The
constant falling off Indicates that tho
court will soon be quite up to dnte with
Its business. The diminution of cases
coming to this tribunal has been caus
ed principally by the creation of tho
United States Court of Appeal, causing
a falling off of from 1,000 to 1,500 cases
per year In those brought to this court
from the United States Circuit Courts.
CAPITAL OLEANINOS.
The condition of tho treasury shows:
Available cash balance, $221,410,411;
gold reserve. $144,206,276.
Admiral Miller relieved Admiral
Heardslee of the command of tho Part
lie fleet on August 14, and hoisted his
flag on tho cruiser Philadelphia at Ho
nolulu. A medal of honor has been awarded
to Nelson W. Ward, ef Springfield, Mo.
late of Company M, Eleventh Pennsyl
vania cavalry, for bravery at Staunton
Bridge, Va.
President McKlnley attended the
wedding of Ensign Harry Eaton and
Fannie Hayes at Fremont, O., last
Wednesday. The bride ia a daughter
of ex-President Hayes.
The Treasury Department has pre
pared the figures showing the Immigra
tion for the month of July. They show
a total Immigration Into the United
States of 14,756, against 21,471 for the
corresponding month last year.
The monthly statement of the public
debt. Issued at the treasury depart
ment shows tho debt less cash In tho
treasury to be $1,008,335,121, which 1.1
an Increase for this month of $14,8S3,
475. This Increaso Is accounted for by
a corresponding decrease In the amount
of cash on hand.
EE MADE MONEY.
Arrest of Bhrewd Connterfleter with Hia Out
fit in Philnde'pMa.
The pnllco captured a complete coun
terfeiters' outfit, together with $10,000
in unfinished $10 silver certificates at
Philadelphia last - week. For a week
tho city has been flooded with excellent
counterfeit $10 certificates, series 1801.
A man who gave tho name of Louis
Helnbccker was arrested in Chester
while pausing one of the counterfeit
bills, Helnbccker admitted he was one
of a gang whose headquarters were in
the city. When the police raided tho
place they found the entire parapher
nalia under a stand. On the mantel
pleco was an advertisement of a New
York firm of clockmakers, on the bot
tom of which was printed Louis Heln
beckpr, New York Chromatic Engrav
ing Company, 101 Bcekman street, New
York City. He Is said to have passed
counterfeits in all the principal cities
in the East. 1
rails for Millions.
Enrico Mathou, the well-known ban
ker and promoter of several glgantlu
schemes In Central America, has fail
ed for over $3,000,000. His principal
creditors are said to be Europeans, but
a San Francisco firm is said to be a
sufferer to the extent of $180,000. Ma
thou'a assets are estimated at $2,500,
000, but consist for the moat part of
property in the vicinity of Guatemala,
which can not be disposed of for halt
their assessed valuation. The cause
assigned for the failure la the heavy
depreciation of silver and the collapse
of the real estate boom Inaugurated
by President barrios aeveral yeara ago,
MoXlnloy Did it
Wlllard'a Washington hotel haa been
cloaed and is now in the hands of a
United States marshal. When Presi
dent McKlnley went off for a vacation
the ottlceseeltera straggled away, too,
und Wlllard'a among other hotels, was
deprived of a considerable revenue.
BY MOONSHINERS.
Men Engage In Raiding Illicit Distillers Ihot
from Ambuth.
Six men were probably massacred In
the mountain wilds of Pope county,
Ark., Monday. Two were killed out
right, two were fatally wounded and
left for dead and two have mysterious
ly disappeared and are either dead or
being held captive by the bandits. The
killed are: Capt. P.. F. Taylor, of Sear
cy county, a Deputy United States
Marshal: Joseph Dodson, of Stone
county, a deputy marshal.
The fatally wounded are two broth
ers named Renfrew, of Searcy county.
The victims are all ofllcers, deputy
United States marshals and deputy
sheriffs, and the men who did the work
of carnnge are moonshiners of the
most desperate class. Veteran moon
shiners who were hunted out of Geor
gia, North Carolina, Tennessee and
other states have settled in that coun
try and continued their Illicit distilling
of whisky. Commissioners have oper
ated there and criminals of other clas
ses have taken refuge In the hills of
Pope county. Capt. Taylor, the richest
man In Senrcy county, determined to
aid tho ofllcers In putting down crime
In that section. He secured a commis
sion as a deputy United States mur
shnl and led the posse In the raid that
resulted In his death.
A few days ago a successful raid was
made In this snme locality, In which a
dozen moonshiners were captured and
brought to Little Rock. One of them
told the officers at least 50 large distil
leries were operating In the same
neighborhood. Tavlor located a large
moonshine outfit Saturday night and
decided to make the raids In daylight.
Proceeding slightly In advance of his
men, Tayleir was within 30 feet of tho
distillery when ho was fired upon from
ambush and Instantly killed. As Dod
son ran to Taylor he was also shot dead
In his tracks. Rifles began to crack In
all directions and a terrible volley was
fired Into the officers. The Renfrew
brothers fell mortally wounded and lay
by the roadside until Inter In the day a
traveler named Pack chanced by. Peck
hurried to Russellville with the news,
and the coroner, together with a sher
iff's posse. Immediately started for the
scene. Captain Taylor was an ex-cap-taln
In the Federal army. Marshal
Cooper received a telegram from At
torney General McKenna authorizing
him to expend $2,000 for the expenses
of a posse to arrest the murderers and
to offer a reward of $500 for them.
THE MINERS' STRIKE.
Proposition to Arbitrate Boing Conaidered by
Both Bidet in the Miners' Dispute.
It Is now positively believed that tho
striking miners will be offered a 65,
cent rate In a few days, which will be
accepted.
Labor Commissioner Isaac Hartnn,
of Wheeling, has Just returned after
an extended trip through the coal fields
of the State. He was detailed for this
work by Governor Atkinson. Of tho
22,000 miners of the State, ho finds that
10,000 are idle. Of these 4,000 are New
River men and 4.000 Kanawha miners.
In both regions the suspension Is prac
tically complete.
In tho New River region tho opera
tors are making no attempt to get out
coal. On the Norfolk nnd Western
road, in the southern part of the State,
the commissioner reports little coal Is
being produced. The only Held In the
State where the strike Is not becoming
effective Is nt Fairmont, where the dal
ly shipments of coal amount to 325 cars
6,500 tons. In the Kanawha Valley
not more than 1,000 of the 0,000 miners
are at work.
One hundred strikers met a crowd of
miners accompanied by the mine su
perintendent, Frank StrassiT, at Wash
ington, lnd.. on the way to sturt the
mine, the other morning. A battle
with rocks, fists and clubs took place
between tho men Just outside the city
limits, and a number were painfully In
jured, Superintendent Strosser's scalp
was cut from a blow with a club, and
he was bruised about thp body from
the rocks thrown. He, with his men,
were followed to town by the angry
strikers. No arrests have been made.
A DISFIGURED STUDENT.
Freshman Has a Violent Introduction Into
College Life.
There will bo no meiro "rushes" at
tho University of California If Presi
dent Kellogg'a latest mandate Is obey
ed. Half dazed, his Jaw broken, his
fuce a bleeding mass, Benjamin Kurtz,
a newly entered freshman, was found
wandering abuut the campus after the
rush between the two lower clnsses.
An examination showed a piece of flesh
had been torn from one nostril. The
upper lip hung only by a shred and the
ragged nature of tho tear made the
Injury more serious. All the front
teeth were gone. Four teeth had been
knocked out of the lower Jaw and the
bone In which they had been Imbedded
was broken out with them. Both the
upper anil lower Jaws were smashed
and the flesh of all the face crushed
and bleeding.
FI0HTIN0 THE BACHELORS.
Women Use Their Influence Against Unmar
riod Politicians.
The recent manifesto of Mrs. Char
lotte Smith against the bachelor poli
ticians was the subject "of much atten
tion from the Woman's Rescue league
of Hoston Sunday. As a result a set
of resolutions was passed, setting forth
that "The American bachelor politi
cian shirks his duty to tho human fam
ily when he falls to provide a home for
seme good woman before he engages
in the profession of politics; therefore
ho la not to be trusted after he haa en
tered a political arena in which temp
tations surround him on all sides and
that, unfortunately, modern society
has heretofore given the political bach
elor too much attention by Ignoring his
private life.
"Resolved, That as far as practica
ble a list of bachelor politicians who
are aspirants for public office be ob
tained In the States of Massachusetts
and New York and formal protests be
sent out against their election or re
election by the Woman's Rescue
league, on the ground that they are in
eligible to hold public office."
The League extends Its congratula
tions to ex-Mayor Edwin Upton Curtis,
of Huston, on his approaching marri
age and recommends for him a two
years' vacation from politics, In which
to enjoy his honeymoon.
Embeasled Church Funds.
Warrants charging embezzlement
have been Issued at Chicago fur the ar
rest of Charles M. Charnley, for IB years
treasurer of the Presbyterian board of
aid for colleges and academies. He can
not be found. It Is alleged he has con
fessed to a shortage of $50,000, the trust
funds contributed for educational insti
tutions having been used In specula
tions on ths hoard of trade, Charnley
was prominent in church circles here.
Many Western and Southern education
al Institutions may be badly crippled by
the defalcation. His bond is tor only
125.000, and tha rest will be a total loss.
I REVENGEFUL UMIST SHOOTS.
POLICE WOUNDED.
An Aooomt lice of tha Mnrderar of Ipaln'i Pre
melr now in Custody.
An nnarchlst shot chief of police For
tas and assistant chief Telxldor at Bar
celona, last Saturday. Their assailant
was arrested. He belongs to the Paris
group of anarchists. His name Is given
as llarril. As two police chiefs were
leaving the circus, they were stopped
and abused by the prisoner. Karrll then
fired at the nfTloera with a revolver,
wounding chief Portas In the shoulder
and chest, and assistant chief Telxtdor
In the shoulder, lloth the chiefs pur
sued Karrll, who sought refuge In a
wine shop, where before he was taken
Into custody, he shot and severely
wounded a waiter.
Chief Portas Is convinced that Harrll
Is an accomplice of Mlchelo Anglollllo,
the recently executed assassin of Pre
mier Canovas del Castillo, of Spain.
Harrll, when questioned regarding his
attempt to assnsslnate the two chiefs,
admitted he was an nnnrchlst, and that
he had been expelled from Spain in ISM
for hissing the Spnnlsh flag.
BOMB EXPLODED.
President's Departure and Arrival at France
Marked with Attempts to Assassinate.
President Faure landed at Dunkirk
Tuesdny from the cruiser Pothuau on
his return from his visit to Russia. At
a municipal banquet In his honor he
sold: "Hy loyalty, by wisdom and poli
tical Instinct our democracy has res
tored France to her rightful place
among nations, has reaped the affec
tions of another people and has found
ed, on the mutual aim of peace, the In
timate union of the two great aatlons,
which constitutes one of the greatest
events of the end of the present cen
tury." The president arrived In Paris
at 6 o'clock and proceeded to the Ely
see palace. Ten minutes after the pre
sident had passed the Madeleine, a
bomb was exploded Inside the railings
around the church. Nobody was In
jured by tho explosion, but the affair,
following so closely upon others of a
similar nature, caused the greatest ex
citement. The fragments of the bomb
resemble those In the Hois de Boulogne
on June 1.1 Inst, and on the Place de la
Concorde On June 16 last. It consisted
of an Iron tube filled with an explosive
and loaded with nails. At the prefec
ture of police the bomb explosion is not
attributed to anarchists, but Is believed
to be the work of the lunatic who was
lesponsllile for previous similar affairs.
It will be remembered that when the
president left Pnrls for Russia, 10 days
ago, a similar explosion occurred a few
minutes after he had passed a street
corner. At night a band of 100 persons
with flags flying, left the opera and
proceeded In the direction of the Ely
see, shouting "Down with Emperor
Wllllnm." The police stopped the pro
cession after a scuffle. Two of the lea
ders were arrested.
Anarchists to be Banished.
The Spanish government is formula
ting a plnn to bring about the banish
ment of all Annrchlsts from Spain. It
Is announced that Anarchists will no
longer be allowed to land In England
and thnt, therefore, the government o(
Spain must "deport them to some
American republic or to a distant
Spanish possession."
FB0M ACK0S8 THE SEA.
17,000 natives are now In revolt
ngalnst Hrltlsh rule In India.
The failure of the potato, hay and
corn crops threatens an agricultural
crisis In Ireland.
Illsmarck gave out a sensational In
terview, In which he told some secrets
of Inner court Ufa In Germany.
The attending physician of Pope Leo
says that the holy father Is In good
health and may live many years yet.
Emperor William's recent speech at
Cnblenz has made him the laughing
stock of all Europe, and he has been
sharply criticised.
A great flre occurred near the center
of Venice recently and It Is believed
that nine men were burned to death
and that their bodies are burled In the
debris.
A dispatch from Mannheim, Germany
announces tho death there of Bishop
Rulison, of the protestant diocese of
Central Pennsylvania, after an Illness
of a few hours.
At Matrcburg, Germany, a Socialist
editor was arrested for speaking dis
respectfully of the pantaloons worn by
the emperor at the unveiling of a
monument there.
Fearful storms have occurred In
Western Silesia and the rivers are
re.pidly rising nnd threatening fresh
Inundations. heverai persons nave
been killed by lightning and a number
of farm houses have been burned.
The Afghan Bheik, Said Yshia, who
has been i n a visit to Constantinople,
has been loaded with presents by the
sultan of Turkey, and takes back with
blm a number of valuable gifts and an
nutograph letter addressed by the sul
tan to the ameer of Afghanistan.
A special dispatch from Paris says
that cries of "Down wun ungiana:
were raised outside tho British Embas
sy In Paris, because that building waa
not Illuminated In honor of the return
nf President Faure to the French cap
ital after his visit to Russia,
From Alexandria, Egypt, comes the
report that the Egyptian cotton crop
Just closed has yielded 5,900,000 cantars
(about rs4,3UO,OoO pounds), double that
of a decade ago, and over 1,000,000 in
value beyond that of 1896. Accounts
of the crop now beginning are entirely
favorable and Indicate a total yield of
more than 6,000,000 cantars.
Tho sultan of Turkey has been In dl
rect communication with the czar, and
that tho correspondence haa resulted
In the making of mutual arrangements
by which the sultan agrees never to
use his Influence against Russia In
Central Asia and the czar pledges him
self to uphold Turkish rights in Eu
rope.
Tho Emneror and Empreaa of aer
many arrived at Wursburg recently
and were accorded an enthuslastla re
ception. Emperor William in propos
ing a toast to the Rhine province,
made a long speech on the subject of
his grandfather, during wnicn ne ex
pressed a desire for continued peace.
A dispatch from Paris says that the
body of a beautiful woman, frightfully
mutilated, with the skull crushed, has
been found In the river Seine. On the
middle of the woman's back were tat
tooed the words. "Long live Poland,"
and "Death to Traitors." The remains
are supposed to be those of a Nihilist
who had Incurred the suspicion of her
fellow-Nihilists,
President of Brown Bomalns.
Prosldent E. Benjamin Andrews haa
coma out of the ngnt witn the corpo
ration of Brown university at Provl
dence, R. I., with flying colors. The
corporation has asked hinj to withdraw
his resignation.
FEW FAILURES.
Great Demand by Foreigners for American
Wheat Blee In Iron,
n. O. Dun eY Co.' weekly review of
trade reports:
Failures In August were In number
not only 17 per cent, less than In Au
gust, 1N96, but In amount of liabilities)
70.S per cent, smaller. July and Au- ,
gust show a lower average of liabili
ties per failure than has ever been
known In any year, or even In a quar
ter of the twenty-three yeara R. O. '
Dun A Co. have kept quarterly rec
ords. The Improvement Is also well
distributed, extending to nearly every
Important branch nf business, but In
clothing, Jewelry and unclassified tra-
ding, only two months ot the past for
ty-seven nave snown smaller failures;
In general stores and furniture only
three; In groceries, hats and Iron man
ufacture only four; in hat and chem
ical manufactures only five, and in
clothing manufacture, only six months
of the forty-seven.
Wheat continued Its reaction until It
had fallen four cents more, but then
rose three cents with the first revival
of foreign buying. Western receipts
are very large, though not quite as
large as a year ago, but Atlantic ex
ports. Hour Included, rose to 6.534.75
bushels for the week, against 2,176.453
bushels Inst year. The estimates which
command confidence still Indicate a
yield of 6."i0,000,000 to 5SO.000.000 bushels,
winter wheat turning out so much be
yond expectations as to balance much
of the loss in spring wheat. Foreign
accounts do not Improve, and unless
much more deceptive than usual, the
demand for American wheat will far
exceed the quantity which can be spor-
ed. Continued large exports of corn.
and buying for export, show still more
clearly the extent of deficiencies
abroad. Western receipts ror the week
were 10,065.470 bushels, against 3,160,31
bushels last year, and such a move
ment at this season, Implies a great ex
port demand not yet reflected In outgo.
Cotton speculation made August de
liveries costly, spot rising to 8S4 cents,
but the market then drifted hack quick
ly to 7.62 cents. Conflicting news
deiubtless reflects conflicting facts, but
the opinion gains that the crop will be
large. If by lateness not exposed to se
rious Injury. The mills are now run
ning and turning out great quantities
of goods In response to heavy purcha
ses recently made.
The Improvement In the Iron and
steel Industry gains momentum, and a
further advance In prices makes 4.5
per cent, from the lowest average, Au
gust 12. The demand Increases for .
sheets and plates, especially for bridge
and ship building. Including 10,000 tons
at Philadelphia in structural work, of
which it Is said that the 20,000 tons have
been placed at Chicago In bars, and
especially in wire and wire nails and
all have advanced an average of $1 per
ton. Southern and western dealers
have united to advance prices of pig
25 cents. Bessemer nt Pittsburg haa
risen 10 cents and eastern markets are
stronger. The demand for cars Is
pressing, and work for railways In
creases. The first shipment of steel
rails from this country to Australia
was of 2,000 tons by the Lackawanna
Company. Tin is slightly lower at 13.-
65 cents, but heavy exports, said to cov
er 15.000,000 pounds, for the next three
months, sustain copper at liVic, ana
lend Is strong at 4.10c.
Failures for the Inst week have been
101 In the United States, against $34
last year, and 25 against 31 in Canada.
ADVICE TO LABOR.
"Tha Bights of tha People to keep and Bea
Arms shall not be Infringed."
Representatives of all the great lab
or unions were assembled In St. Louis
during tho past week, to devise means
ot settling the miners' strike. It waa
resolved to call for contributions from
all working people on Friday, Septem
ber 3. Should the strike not be settled
by September 27 another convention
will be called at Chicago. It was fur
ther "resolved, That we most emphat
ically protest against the government
by Injunction, which plays havoc with
even such political liberty as working
men have saved from the steady en
croachment ot capitalism; and, be it
finally
"Resolved, That no nation In which
the people are totally disarmed can
long remain a free nation, and, there
fore, we urge upon all liberty-loving
citizens to remember and obey article i
of the constitution of the United
States which reads as follows: "The
right of the people to keep and bear
arms shall not be infringed."
Eugene Debs made a speech every
sentence of which was applauded,
FORTUNATE YOUTH.
Falls Heir to $3,000,000, Left By Hia Father,
Deceased.
Fred Horton, a young flour miller of
Los Angeles, has fallen heir to a for
tune amoosed by his father, Philip Hor
ton, a well-known Callfornian, the
news of whose sudden death three
weeks ago has been received by rela
tives in Oakland through the United
States consul at Guayamas. The father
and son have been separated for many
years. The youth, now about 19 years
of age, was a child when his parents
were divorced. The mother, who sub
sequently remarried, took the boy with
her and the father left California. He
settled In a Mexican town near Guay
amas and there established a flour
milling business. By thrift and Industry
he accumulated a large estate, the val
uvof which has been reported as $2,000,
000. Millions for Crops.
A canvass ot the leading banks In
New York shows that large sums of
money are being Bhipped South dally
to help move the crops. One of the
most .prominent financial Institutions
has sent $700,000 since the middle of
lust week and orders are still coming
in. The sub-Treasury hua not had as
many currency orders as usual, but
this Is ascribed to the lateness of the
chops In the Southwest. Altogether it
Is estimated that fully $5,000,000 of
"crop money" has been shipped the
past fortnight. The Southern credits
are iu better shape Just now than they
have been in several years, and the
general outlook in that section, and '
the Southwest, as viewed fromjiese, la
equally bright.
Atlantto to tha Oulf.
Articles have been fired with County
Clerk Purroy, of New York, for the in
corporation of the Florida, Trans-Pen-Insular
Ship Canal Company. The
chief Incorporators are Robert May
Caffall, Freeman H. Baldwin. H. Boiet
Peraza, consul-general for the greater
republic of Central America; Benjamin
F. Cromwell and Francis P. Fleming.
The capital la $75,000,000. The project
ors have in mind the building of a ship
canal and railway to connect tha At
lantic with the gulf. The new canal
will be of sufficient capacity for tha
passage of ocean-going vessels.
Canada Wheat
$20,000,000 bushels of wheat In Mani
toba will be cut. There has been no
fiost sufficient to damage tha wheat
In Manitoba this season and next week
will probably see the bulk of tha wheat
threshed. The crop will be tha largest
In the history ot the Canadian north
west. Tha yield will run oa high aa
35 bushels to the aura.
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